Flamingo 2Y IRENE STRANGE and oh so delightfully pin) He Comme legant MATERIALS: Paintbox Yatns Cotton OX, 100% cotton, Sog/t25m/ 13795 Yarn A: Bubblegum Pink 451 x2balls x1 bal Yarn D: Candyfios Pink 450 x1 ball Rowan Kids Haze, 70% monai30% sik, 2Sg/210m/230yds Yarn E: Sweet 688 x 1 ball 3mm & 3.5mm hooks Two black safety eyes, Gmmiin 3 long pieces of thick gardening wie (optional Toy stuffing Sewing pins Yarn neecle TENSION Tension is not erica for ths project but you want ro match ‘he pattem shown here, make 2 smal circular swatch using the chasen yarn and hook. \When made in DK-weight cotten with a 3mm hook ‘the swateh should measure 2.Sem/ in across, When made with OX-weight cotton and lacewe ght mohair held together with 2 3.5mm hook, the swatch should messure semen across MEASUREMENTS Finished flamingo is 4ocm/15%in tall DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Acrochet addict, ene loves exper menting with characters, shapes and textures! Vist wwe lrenesvange.etsy.com for more of rene’s patterns o see what she's making next @irenestrange fn Instagram, SPECIAL STITCHES Inv dec: Insert the hock under the front loop ofthe fist st and through both loops of the next st. Yoh and pul vouch all vee) loops from the two stitches. Yoh an pull tough ‘wo loops on hook to complete Ine: Work 2a into next st. PATTERN NOTES The faminga’s head and neck are= 19 sts. times - 48 sts. Fig 4) In the next section, a curve is si insidecrochet.co.ne 97oP MAKE IT Pe FIG7 Fics Fic 9 FIG 16 5 PS HW 98 Inside Crochetde, 3c in next st, 24de = 28st. Rnd 41: 2, 3dcin next st, 250 = 30 st. (Fg 7) nd 42: Teh, miss 7 sts, Tae, (6a, inc in nex st three times, ide~33 sts Rd 43: Tuck the chain inside the ware, work into missed sts from last round, 3dc,36c in nxt st, 34, 26de~ 35st. fig 8) Rnd 44: 8ch, mss 9s, 1, tne Inmext st, 7) three times, 1de 3288, Rnd 5: Tuck the chain inside the work, work into missed sts frm last round, 4c, 3dc in next st, de, 294¢—A0 sts, Rnd 46: Tich, miss 115s, te, (Bek, inc in next st three times, de — 43 sts Rnd 47: Tuck the chain inside the work, werk ito missed sts from last round, 5c, 3d in net i, Sec, 32d 45 ss, (Fig 9) Rnd 48: 6c, 3c in nent st, 384 = 47 st, Rnd 49: = 49 sts, Rnd 50: 8c, 3 in next st, 40d = 51st, Rnd 51: Sd, 3dc in next st, ate =53 ats nd 52: 10de, 3d in next st, 1c, 3d in next st, 38d Ade = 55 sts Rnd $3: “de, 2de next st, 43d ~ 57 sts. Rnd 54: 12d, 3d in net st, ‘adc - 59s. Rnd 55: 13d, 36 in nex st, 45d 61 ts Rnd 56; 14dc, 3c in next st, 6c ~ 63st. (Fig 10) 12d flo, 7dein both “dc flo 83 sts, Rnd 60: 13: inv ec, 1, inv dec, 13, fiw dec, 6 four times 87 ss Rnd 61: 12d, in dec, Ide, nv dec, 40de~ 55 ss, Rnd 62; Tide, i dec, Ye, inv dec, Ite, (de, nw dee) four times 29 ss Rnd 63: 108, inv dec, 1, inv dec, 34de~ 47s. Rnd 64: 8, inv dec, 1, inv dec, 9de, nv dec, 6) three times 22 ts, Rnd 65: (inv dec, 4a) seven times 35 8, Rnd 66: (34, inv dec) sever times = 28 ss Rnd 67: rv dec, 24) sever times = 21 ats, Add lots of stuffing tothe body. ot) Rnd 68: (1c, iv dec) seven comes 18 st. Rnd 68: (rw dec) seventies = sts. Fasten off, leaving a tal “Thread tal vough front looas witha yarn needle and pull tight ‘ache, FEET & LEGS Make wo ‘with yarn D and a 3mm hook, make an adjustable ring Rnd 1: 6¢¢ in ring—6 sts, Rnd 2: D¢ sround 6 sts, Rnd 3: (1dc,36cin net st, te) twice ~ 10 st. Rnd 4: (24c, 3 in next st, Zee) twice ~ 14st. Rnd 5: Dc around ~ 1 sts, Rnd 6: (36, Sd in next st, 3c) ‘wice 22s, Rnd 7: (Sc, 3d im next st, Sc) twice 26 ts. Rnd 8: (60, 3dcin next st, 6c) twice = 30 ss Ind 9: (7d, 3dcin next st, Te) twice = 34s, Rnds 10 & 11: De around, (Fig 12) nd 12: (7d, dc3t09, 7c) twice = 30585, nd 13: (6c, dc3t09, 600 twice = 265 And 14: (5c, de3t09, Sa) twice = 2258, And 15: (4c, dc3t09, 409 twice = iB, And 16: (2c, de3t09, 306 twice = 14st, And 17: 3d in next st, Ade, Sl sts, dde— 16 sts nd 18: ec, 3dcinnext st, Made =i8sts nd 19: ae, de2to9, de, de3tog, tde~ 14s nd 20: ld, de3tog, 10de = 12 sts. (ig 13) nd 21: Dc around — 12 sts. nd 22: De3t0g, 9de~ 10 ss. nd 23: De around ~ 10 sts, Rnd 24: Inv dec, Bdc- 9 sts nds 25-36: Dc around. Rnd 37: 5d, 3de in next st, 26 = 11a, And 38: Fc, 3c in next st, 3c = Bats, nd 39: cc, de inex st, Ade = 158s, Rnd 40: De around ~ 15 ss. Rnd 41: (hv dec, 3d) three times 12st. Rnd 42: inv dec, 2a tree times 9s. Rnds 43-54: Dc around. Fasten off, leaving a tal for sewing. (Figs 14 & 15) uta piece of garden wite long enough to go into both legs and through the body, pls about 0emisn extra ig 16) Push the wire through the base fof the body, roughly between Rds 63 & 64, (Fig 17) Fold the tip ofthe wire down, then fld it again to create aloop shape forthe foot. Fig 18) Flatten the loop down and feed it into the leg, then carefully open Lp the loop again inside the foot base. Repeat forthe othe eg (Figs 19 & 20) Sew the top edge ofthe legs to ‘he body, making sure thatthe fees fe forwards. (ig 21) Pinch the cente ofeach foot to ‘wi insdecrochet.co uk 92{form a ridge and sew it into place with running ste. (Fg 22) Stuff the beak and sewit to the head, besween the eyes. (Fig 23) BODY FEATHERS: Using yarn E with a 3.5mm hook, ware 35 follows Row 1: ich, (17h, stating in second ch from hook, 4, At, 4, At) 45 times, 1h 45 feathers Fasten off, leaving along tal for seviing. (igs 24 & 25) ‘he feathers will er! 2 hte; to {iatten them out soak ther in warm water and then dry ther {lato block, RIGHT WING FEATHERS Using yams and € held together with 23.5mm hook, work 35 follows Row 1: 9c, starting in second from hook, Adc, att, 1c, starting in second ch fom hook, ‘de, Ah, ar, 17h, starting in 100 Inside Crochet second ch from hook, Ade, 4h, ar, dt, tch ~3 feathers Fasten off leaving a tal for sewing. LEFT WING FEATHERS Using yarns A and E held ragether with 3.5mm hook, ‘work as follows Row 1: 17, starting in second ch from hook, 4dc, ah, a, 4, {Bch starting in second ch from hook, 4d, Ahir, a, Sch, staring in second ch from hook, Adc “at, teh = 3 feathers, Fasten off, leaving a tal for sewing. Fig 26) (nce the body feathers are dy, pin them over the top of the body, aranging them ina 2ig-7ag, pattern. Sew them into place ‘ith a matching sewing thread or lacewe'ght mohair yarn, (Figs 27,28 & 29) Sew the wing feathers along the sic ofthe body, wth the longest feather towards the front. ig 30)